Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of body portion
Reexamination Certificate
2004-05-03
2011-11-15
Hindenburg, Max (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of body portion
C600S304000, C600S591000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08060195
ABSTRACT:
Featured are apparatuses for measuring bioimpendence of tissues of the cervix, more specifically the mammalian cervix. Also featured are methods for examining the tissues of the cervix for clinical or diagnostic purposes such as during routine gynecological examinations to determine early onset of labor in pregnant patients or to assess such tissues for the presence of abnormalities such as cancerous lesions in both pregnant and non-pregnant women. Also featured are methods for treating onset of early or pre-term labor that embody such devices, apparatuses and methods of the present invention. Also featured are systems embodying such devices, apparatuses and/or methods, where such systems preferably are configured to provide diagnostic and/or clinical information to further assist the diagnostician or clinician in diagnosing and/or examining pregnant or non-pregnant patients.
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Ching Kenny H.
Gurewitsch Edith D.
Hoe Yen S.
Hu Elbert S.
Ruffner Melanie
Corless Peter F.
Daley, Jr. William J.
Edwards Angell Palmer & & Dodge LLP
Foreman Jonathan M
Hindenburg Max
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